Baking
Baklava Buns
Ingredients
Recipe
- 50 g Sugar
- 2 T Orange Zest
- 350 g Flour
- 10 g Dry Yeast
- 5 g Salt
- 1 Egg
- 180 g Almond Milk, warm
- 40 g Margarine or Oil
- 75 g pistachios, roasted & chopped
- 75 g Pecans, roasted & chopped
- 1½ t Cinnamon
Filling
- 75 g Margarine, softened
- 120 g Sugar
- 1 t Orange Zest
- 1 Egg
- 1 t Vanilla
- 75-100 g Almond Flour
Topping
- Honey
Instructions
- 1
Dough: mix sugar and orange zest.
- 2
Mix in dry, then egg and almond milk.
- 3
Add margarine, knead till smooth (will feel off at first, keep going).
- 4
Cover, rise 1 hour to double.
- 5
Filling: mix ingredients, fridge.
- 6
Nut mixture: mix roasted nuts with cinnamon.
- 7
Divide dough into 6 balls, rest 10 minutes.
- 8
Roll each into 8x4" rectangle.
- 9
Spread ~3 T filling leaving ½" edge.
- 10
Sprinkle ⅙ of nut mixture, gently pressing.
- 11
Roll up from long side with filling.
- 12
Seal edges, roll to elongate slightly.
- 13
Cut in half lengthwise, cross halves into X, twist both sides from middle.
- 14
Twist into bun from one edge, tuck end under.
- 15
Place on lined sheet, repeat.
- 16
Rise 30-45 minutes (should be puffy).
- 17
Bake on 350 for 25-30 minutes, rotating midway.
- 18
Drizzle honey straight from oven.